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my brethren,” Hackson remarked before the sound of gunfire echoed through the walkie-talkie. Hackson was dead.

Luna turned away and hurled. Salinas teared up, looking away to wipe away the tears. The rest of the unit, including myself, looked away from the walkie-talkie. 

“Let’s go,” Garfield remarked, throwing the walkie-talkie to the side. “The horde is catching up.”

“Where are we going? We’ll be gunned down at HQ!” Salinas shouted. 

“Then…” my voice trailed off. “... how about we leave HQ and live our own lives?”

“We’ll be discarding everything, but I agree with that plan,” Lee remarked, glancing towards the direction of HQ. “However, I still have family there. I can’t leave without them.”

“I-” Luna wiped the puke from her mouth with her sleeve. “-have family there as well. I’m not leaving without them.”

“Then, shall we split here? Luna and Lee go to HQ to pick up their families while the rest of us go to the nearest city? The city of Celina.” Salinas asked.

“That makes sense,” Luna said. 

“I’m good with that.” Lee chimed in.

“Then we’re going with that plan. Luna and Lee will get their families and meet with us at Celina. From there, we’ll move forward and create as much distance from HQ as we can.” Garfield thought out our entire plan going forward. 

“That sounds good, let’s get going before the horde collapses on us,” I added. The rest of the team nodded their heads. 

We packed our stuff and continued forward. We stopped before we reached HQ, sending Luna and Lee off with tearful hugs. I was scared of them being caught and killed by our superiors. However, family was more important than their own safety. 

“Goodbye, Luna and Lee. We’ll meet in Celina and begin our new lives. Just make sure to be alive to make the trip.” Garfield said.

“Same can be said to you. We’ll return in one piece, I’m sure of it.” Luna said. Lee stood by her side, nodding her head. “Goodbye,”

 

 

***

 

 

Luna and Lee reached HQ and attempted to bribe a guard to get inside. However, his partner wasn’t corrupted, instead, grabbing both of them and sending them to a detention room. There, Luna and Lee were confronted by their superior, General Floyd. He wasn’t ecstatic to see them, angered by the lack of Warriors. Two of five members had arrived. 

Luna tried to lie that Garfield Alvarez, Lindsay Harper, and Frances Salinas were killed during their trip to HQ. However,  Floyd called her out on her lie. He had his men monitor the radios, learning of Hackson’s death and final message to the Warriors. 

Knowing that most of the surviving Warriors fled, he punished Luna and Lee. He had Lee and his family beaten to death. As for Luna, he spared her out of pity. However, her family suffered the same fate as Lee. She was crushed, mentally drained by the time she was thrown into a decaying prison. She stayed in her cell, undetermined to escape. Her mind was dead.

General Floyd wanted every Warrior dead, sending out his elite group---the 101st---to track down them. Using the 101st as his right hand, he established a Kill List and got his rivals assassinated. Captain Grant, who was in charge of the Iron Hold mission, was one of many that were assassinated. Even so, Floyd wasn’t satisfied. He wanted the remaining three Warriors dead, determined to watch it happen. 

 

 

Hello All!

 

After 2 years, Survival Instincts will be getting a sequel. Plot details are scarce, but a sequel is confirmed. This second installment, revealed as ‘Survival Instincts: Chapter II’, will be released on Two Page Shorts as a short story. This installment’s success will dictate the third installment.

Thank you for reading my short update about this series. Until next time, I bid you all a good day!

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Publication Date: 03-04-2019

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